units

ECG2730

Faculty of Business and Economics

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Business and Economics
OfferedGippsland First semester 2012 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)Dr Ernesto Valenzuela

Synopsis

Macroeconomic policy as it affects the open economy; policy consequences of consumption and investment decisions; analysis of policies with respect to the real exchange rate and trade balance; policy responses to assets price movements; policy goals under different international monetary systems; the economic benefits and costs of optimum currency areas; how policy-makers in Australia try to stabilise the economy.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. understand the impact of monetary and government policies on an open economy;
  2. explain the policy consequences of consumption and investment decisions and
  3. explain how policies affect the trade balance and income;
  4. analyse policy responses to assets price movements;
  5. evaluate the economic benefits and costs of optimum currency areas.
  6. demonstrate in individual summative assessment tasks the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in this unit.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (2 hours): 70%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Ernesto Valenzuela

Prerequisites

Students must have passed ECW1102 or ECG1102 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

ECW2120, ECW2730